A/N: Just some practise with a dialogue format. Actually started this months ago and left it...just found it now. Double update with chapter 11 of Magatama Tsubasa.
Note: Each line switches the person speaking. (i.e, taking turns kind of way) It was hard to describe things happening...but it was fun.
"Nick, did I ever tell you that your head is kinda funny-shaped?"
"My head is what Maya?"
"Well. It just seems a bit too angular to be anatomically proportionate."
"…Did you really just say that? And yet you tell me stepladders are ladders."
"They are! They're the same thing Nick!"
"Ah…whatever Maya, I still have paperwork to do…"
"Hey! I was talking to you! Listen to me! Plus, that means you admit defeat!"
"Maya, it does not mean I admit defeat, as stepladders are a whole different branch from basic ladders. Was that blurb about my 'funny-shaped' head just an excuse to make me talk to you?"
"…I was bored okay?"
"You could just say so you know."
"I just did!"
"Ow! Why do you need to throw the TV remote at me?! Alright, alright, are you hungry or something? Is that why you're bothering me?"
"…No, I'm not really hungry…and I wasn't aware that I was bothering you…"
"O-Okay, no I didn't mean it like Maya, really."
"…."
"Really Maya, please turn around."
"Hmph."
"Thank you; I can't talk to your back now can I?"
"Can you at least put your pen down when you talk to me?"
"What? Why?"
"So I can make sure you're not working at the same time."
"Hey! I'm not working while talking to you!"
"Even if you look up, I can see your hand moving Nick."
"…"
"Exactly. You're always working nowadays, Trucy mentioned to me the other day that she feels like she hasn't talked to you in days."
"I talked to her at dinner!"
"That was when she asked, 'Daddy, could you pass the salt please?' you didn't say anything to her, you just pushed the salt over and stared at your phone."
"Okay, I'm sorry; I've just got a lot of work that needs to get done."
"You could always ask me for help, I can do more than sit down and make coffee."
"Well of course, you look after Trucy too, help out Apollo, etc."
"Yeah, you left out the part where I have a damn law degree like you, not to mention the fact that I'm your paralegal!"
"D-Don't roll your eyes at me! If you want to help you can start with this!"
"Hmm, alright, doesn't seem too complicated. B-But that's not my point! You need to make more time for your family and you don't need to work too hard! It's not like we have financial problems like a few years ago when I first moved in…"
"But…I still need to work Maya, it's my job."
"Well of course! Honestly though, remember back when Sis just gave us the office and we'd always make time get burgers or take Pearly to the park?"
"Yeah, she was always so excited to go on the swings, she was so cute!"
"Hey! Nick she's still cute!"
"Of course, she'll always be Pearls to me. The one who insisted on us having a relationship, haha."
"Pfft, she wasn't wrong…we were just dense. Wait a second! Hey! Did you just distract me?"
"H-Huh? No we were just talking and-"
"Niiiiick! You did distract me! Now, back to my point. You need to relax a bit, you're turning into such a stick in the mud."
"Maya, listen to yourself. You're a twenty-seven year old woman telling me to lighten up."
"Well I'm not wrong…Hey! Don't sigh! I'm serious!"
"Okay, okay I understand your point. How about we all go out for ice cream now? Tell Trucy and Apollo."
"Great! I'll go get them! TRUCY! APOLLO! NICK'S GONNA TREAT US TO ICE CREAM!"
"Phew, at least that satisfied her. I should finish this small part before we go-"
"Nick! What did I just say?! Were you even listening?"
"Oh. You're back. Ready to go?"
"Y-Yeah but don't just work when I'm gone! That made my rant redundant!"
"No it didn't, that sentence makes no sense."
"…You make no sense."
"Maya, don't resort to childish remarks. I promise I'll relax some more alright?"
"Hmph good! It's for your health you know! Now let's go get some ice cream! I was thinking about buying some of those 2L tubs to bring home!"
"…And what were you saying about my health?"
I can just imagine that the next line is, "...Ice cream is good for your health." and Maya will try to justify it too lol